Ray D'Arcy's screw up of the day

leath_dub · 02-03-2022 7:52pm #1

A place to record the rare occasions when Ray comes out second best to a bit of technology. Of course, Ray is never to blame for these incidents

From today;

About 15 mins in Ray tries to go to ads. Cue some audible fumbling and Ray saying "there's no ads there". The producer could be head in his ear directing him. After the ads run and we go back to the show Ray wistfully says "The computer says no today"

Also at 4pm (ish) whe handing over to the nuacht Ray gets the newsreader's name wrong, again

Pelvis Parsley · 02-03-2022 8:03pm

Great idea.

I was very tempted recently to take an entire episode of the show, edit everything else out instead of that dumbass slurping sound he makes at the end of each sentence, and send the resulting five to ten minutes of audio to RTE by way of a complaint.

Then I realised I'd be wasting no ones time but my own.

radiotrickster · 02-03-2022 9:59pm

Are we talking Foley or D’arcy here?

ford fiesta · 02-03-2022 10:34pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118722591#Comment_118722591

Today FM doesn't have the Nuacht

SEPT 23 1989 · 03-03-2022 4:02pm

fcuked up the hand over from Liveline

SpitfireIV · 03-03-2022 4:03pm

3.01pm cut the finish promo for LiveLine short, brief second of silence before Ray announcing news 😂

leath_dub · 03-03-2022 4:05pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118726374#Comment_118726374

That one took me by surprise! That surely must be a world record time for Ray's first daily screw up?

leath_dub · 03-03-2022 4:05pm

Again - feck's sake

SEPT 23 1989 · 03-03-2022 4:06pm

15.04 fcuks up again

SpitfireIV · 03-03-2022 4:06pm

3.05pm Rays own show intro....computer says no... But he got there eventually 😂

leath_dub · 03-03-2022 4:06pm

This thread could get very long, very fast

Red Fred · 03-03-2022 4:07pm

Couldn't find the right button after the news at 3, but it was the computer's fault. Have a feeling that this is going to be a busy thread!!

avfc1874 · 03-03-2022 4:12pm

Well done Raymond 4 days back and at least 3 fcuk ups

ButtersSuki · 03-03-2022 9:48pm

I'll just leave this here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIWm6GnC1xw

As relevant today as it was when first made.

leath_dub · 09-03-2022 4:15pm

Printer 1 - Ray 0

leath_dub · 09-03-2022 4:18pm

3:18 - "Computer says no" again as Ray makes a mess of playing the Liam Og Flynn track

leath_dub · 10-03-2022 4:09pm

Intro screwup no. 5625

I had found that the only reason I had even been listening to the show was to document the regular mess ups by Ray. I didn't think that was a particularly good use of time so I just stopped listening.

I forgot to swiutch off after the Liveline extravaganza today so I inadvertantly heard the 3pm news and the handover to Ray.

In fairness to Ray, he never fails to deliver

NIMAN · 10-03-2022 5:27pm

He breaks his own record nearly daily.

Messed up inside about 2sec today again.

If someone outside of Ireland who didn't know who Darcy is heard his show they'd probably think he was new to the job or in a new studio or something, not a guy who has been a radio host for approx 30yrs and who earns 400k a year.

avfc1874 · 11-03-2022 6:25pm

Ray had a recording of the correct way to say Worcester / Worcestershire sauce on his phone. Did it play 🤔 🙄

Course not 😆 phone said no 😁

SEPT 23 1989 · 21-03-2022 4:54pm

a hat-trick of balls up there

SEPT 23 1989 · 21-03-2022 4:55pm

make that four

SEPT 23 1989 · 21-03-2022 4:55pm

blames covid

avfc1874 · 21-03-2022 6:20pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118814833#Comment_118814833

Didn't listen. How did he mess up

Dynomutt · 22-03-2022 4:50am

Ray was excited about a four day break because when you get back to work, "you have to remind yourself how to do things, always a good sign", possibly unaware that he doesn't know how to do things on his programme daily.

leath_dub · 22-03-2022 4:28pm

Ray screws up the audio in the guest's headphones by havinf the levels too high. Not his fault though - "Sorry about that but we're in a different studio today" 🙄

avfc1874 · 22-03-2022 4:44pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118819542#Comment_118819542

It's never his fault,l it's just a rayism 🤔

leath_dub · 22-03-2022 5:02pm

Not a screwup as such, but back from ads at 3:59. Time for An Nuacht, Ray? No - back to Coman Noctor for another question (which Ray took nearly a minute and a half to read)

It's indicaative of what a sloippy operation this show is - is there no producer to keep things on track?

Nuacht at 4:03

KieferFan69 · 22-03-2022 5:15pm

I bet ray thinks of himself as quite an accomplished lover beneath the sheets, he has that vibe, he will make sure the lady enjoys it, several times

L1011 · 22-03-2022 5:22pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118819685#Comment_118819685

I would wonder if the poor timing to Nuacht is deliberate.

TheRiverman · 22-03-2022 5:40pm

I'm not defending Ray, but An Nuacht is a pointless interruption to any programme, and probably only benefits the two people that listen to it. It's even more annoying at the start of the Ronan Collins show.

leath_dub · 22-03-2022 6:19pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118819752#Comment_118819752

The Nuacht used to be at 3:30 when Ray replaced Derek Mooney and Ray didn't take long or lose any opportunity to voice his irritation at it. After a few months it was relocated to it's slot on (near?) the hour. I kind of see the point of that, the news would hand over to Ray at 4 or 5 mins past 3 so it would be inconvenient to bail out of an interview at 3:30 to go to Nuacht. Once his tantrum had succeeded, and he got the Nuacht switched to 4pm he should make every effort to ensure it goes out on time - if only as a professional courtesy to his colleagues who have to hang around to suit Ray's schedule as he discusses "what's your favourite soup?" with whatever guest is in the studio that day

ford fiesta · 22-03-2022 6:26pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118819951#Comment_118819951

Other Nuacht bulletins were moved to the top of the hour on Radio 1, around this period.

Larbre34 · 22-03-2022 6:32pm

RTÉ seniors should insist a dump-out from his show, mid-sentence if necessary, to make An Nuacht precisely on time.

You could never conceive of Ronan Collins running later than 12.57 in order to make the lunchtime weather and 1pm news in smooth time.

It should no different for lilywhite boy.

TheRiverman · 22-03-2022 7:06pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118820003#Comment_118820003

The weather was dropped from the Ronan Collins show some time ago. It was ridiculous having it on at 12 50/55 approx especially as it contained the shipping forecast which left little or no time for requests or music after it.

NIMAN · 23-03-2022 6:27pm

The Naucht readers should refuse to read the news if they aren't handed over to on time.

They are sitting there waiting to read news at 4pm, and often they are still waiting at 4:03 to read it. Totally unprofessional and you could never see such antics happening at the Beeb or other half decent company.

Would be funny hearing Ray scrambling to recover if the newsreader simply didn't speak.

It's just ignorance of the highest order, whether you think the news in Irish should be read or not.

leath_dub · 28-03-2022 3:08pm

Ray had 2 clips to play from the Oscars from last night all he had to do was play them in the right order. Guess how that went 🙄

steinbock123 · 28-03-2022 3:09pm

7 minutes in for the first F-up!

avfc1874 · 28-03-2022 3:13pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118847330#Comment_118847330

In fairness it's a tough one for Ray .

A 50/50 chance,

i hope he doesn't gamble the big wages.

Pelvis Parsley · 28-03-2022 3:14pm

Treated another guest with disdain and ignorance.

This idiot doesn't even have to press a button to screw up.

avfc1874 · 28-03-2022 3:17pm

AHH no Ray.

He thought some one called Claire balding, was the horsey Claire balding and just carried on. Imagine if you did a small bit of research 🤔on who was coming on

fryup · 28-03-2022 8:32pm

i thought it was a joke at first she came on to talk about alopecia and her name is 'Balding'

avfc1874 · 29-03-2022 3:57pm

AHH ray. in his rush to get his wokeness out talking about racism.

He said it was terrible what happened to Floyd George 🤔

leath_dub · 29-03-2022 4:02pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118852171#Comment_118852171

I feel an intense guilt listening to this as a non-black, non-traveller, non-female Irish person

Of course -ray cuts to an ad break at 4pm. Sit tight, Nuacht person - we'll get to you when we're good and ready

avfc1874 · 29-03-2022 4:15pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118852195#Comment_118852195

He jumped in quick enough when ye man questioned the media (incase he was talking about rte) But stayed quiet and said nothing when the traveler more or less said all Irish are racist and travelers get blamed for things they never do, as they are missunderstood and are all saints